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  1. So, there is something like football played in Ireland, so maybe they’re naturals for this. I’ll tell you what, Dublin is awesome. Honestly, it really exceeded my (already positive) expectations. I encourage everyone to go sometime. That said, I never saw any need to eat the mashed peas that were a side dish on every damned meal.
  2. I notice when they “washed” the check, the washing bled into the line where I wrote the amount in cursive. In reconstructing it, the thief omitted the word “thousand”, so I’m hopeful that helps in getting the money back from the bank.
  3. I put it in a drop box, at dawn, on the way to work. Who is going to steal from a drop box in broad daylight?, I figured. Lesson learned.
  4. Wrote it to Citi, and somehow an individual put their name in as the payee. Yes, I have an image. Not my script.
  5. Could use advice. I pay off the credit card balance monthly. Got a call from Citi asking why the payment is six days late. I said, “You’re crazy. I paid and you cashed it”. They said nuh uh. Checked the bank app. Someone else’s name written instead of Citi. Not my handwriting. Also- a check payment made today to Verizon. I do no business with Verizon. Called the bank- filed disputes, froze account and opened new one. Resolved to only pay online now. I asked the bank if I should file with police, and if so, who? They wouldn’t answer. So, Surly-world- advice? Report to local police? Postal inspector? Anyone have any functional experience? Thanks for all advice.
  6. Well, it’s becoming more and more clear that the non-CFP bowls, with opt outs and transfers, are almost totally exhibition games, marginally more interesting than scrimmages. The G5’s need to do something
  7. I think Bill Byrne did something similar when he took over, moving out long time, established hangers on. I remember he fired this really old guy, who had something to do with stadium upkeep. People were upset, because he had been there forever, and his crotchediness had become endearing to some. The very next year, we started reading the TexAgs complaints about the bat shit everywhere at Kyle Field. I think that old guy was killing the bats before they fired him.
  8. Oh, the possibilities,… “A group of middle school students, after a big win, use a goalpost to assault middle aged fans wearing maroon” ”A large girl eats a list that was used to organize a queue outside a stadium”
  9. That is the greatest thing ever
  10. Was this created by AI? What were the instructions?
  11. The problem with restructuring college football, per the proposal, is that it only solves problems for the M2 programs (the problem being- “How do we get to keep telling our alums and boosters that we’re big time, so they keep buying and contributing?”). It doesn’t solve problems for the P2. It doesn’t solve problems for the networks. As a matter of fact, they really want college football to be more like the NFL, where they need less crews to broadcast to more people.
  12. It’s even worse. They also constantly believe “Texas isn’t so great”. In the years where Texas puts it all together, they don’t amend that belief, and chalk it up to “Texas is lucky and the system is rigged”. They convince themselves that the secret isn’t to make the team as good as possible, and the program as strong as possible, but instead to seek out that easy path so they can get lucky, too.
  13. Markets may not be as big of a deal anymore, but to the Big XII schools, recruiting territories are. Most of the schools in the Big XII lack them. In the last 25 years, the number of NFL players originating in Georgia has mushroomed, and there are only two P4 schools in the state. GT has won a MNC as recently as the last B12 school to do so. They are like Stanford- they are mid because they don’t emphasize being better, and not because they can’t be better.
  14. What do you think the chances are that Venables put a pad of paper in front of Eilliams and said something like, “Damonic, what’s it going to take to get you to commit today?”
  15. That article was from pre-2021 season. The noted three year window has closed. Darn.
  16. I’ve heard the 9.95ers comment before that Venable really pushes for the commit, on visits. It probably works better on HSers than transfers. I will feel more optimistic if Williams makes it to Austin as planned. We want him at Texas. We really, really, don’t want him at OU.
  17. Since the 1950s, there have been D-1 salary caps and barriers to movement of players(NCAA regulations). Now there aren’t. The old rules allowed smaller programs to punch above their weight, while restricting larger ones (and gave room for cheaters). Most ofFBS wants to go back to the old ways. It suited them better. Change is stressful. I’m hopeful that we won’t have salary caps, revenue sharing and barriers to movement again. Side note- the Sooner ON3 board is less optimistic about Williams now.
  18. I was looking at TCU’s schedule next year: @Stanford Long Island University UCF @SMU @Kansas Houston @Utah TT @Baylor Oklahoma State Arizona @Cincy They are not going to sell a lot of tickets.
  19. Sooners ON3 is very optimistic about sealing it with Damonic Williams this weekend. Does anyone here know any more?
  20. So very true. The one great trait about Aikman- he could play a high stakes game against a top opponent and not make a big error. A lot of really talented QBs don’t have that trait. If you had a mediocre team, you want Steve Young or Favre, who can create something out of nothing. If you have the ‘92-‘95 Cowboys, you want Aikman.
  21. I was looking at Baylor’s schedule for 2024. Tarleton @Utah Air Force @Colorado BYU @ISU @TT Oklahoma State TCU @WVU @UH Kansas OSU, Utah and Kansas show up on pre-season ranking lists. I don’t think Utah is counted as a league game, but rather, a carryover from pre-league additions. I see one patsy in non-conference, a tossup and a likely loss. They’re going to have to be good to make a bowl (not that bowls matter very much anymore). What is the point of Baylor football now? To give lots and lots of development snaps to transfer portal prospects. It’s located in a talent rich area but only able to load up on large numbers of three star recruits. Some will be diamonds in the rough. Coach ‘em up, Dave!
  22. Aranda was the coach for Baylor’s greatest season ever. They won the conference, won their NY6 bowl game and finished #5 in the AP poll (Of course, to beat Texas they needed the official to swallow his whistle on a roughing the punter call)
  23. Yeah, this super league divisions plan is loved by the M2 schools, because they want things to be like they used to be- no pay for players and barriers to player movement. Any team could be as good as its coaching hire. They got to be on TV, playing name programs. They don’t like how things are. They want them to be like they used to be. It’s reminiscent of the Texas legislature hearings, when the reps from Waco, Lubbock, Fort Worth and Houston pitched hissy fits. “Somebody make Texas do what we want!”
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